Clinical

This channel newsfeed includes clinical content on treating patients or the clinical implications in a variety of cardiac subspecialties and disease states. The channel includes news on cardiac surgery, interventional cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

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17% of HFrEF patients see condition worsen within 18 months of diagnosis

One in six patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) develops worsening HF within 18 months of an initial diagnosis, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and these declining patients aren’t receiving the right standard of care.

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Study links type 2 diabetes to aggressive breast cancer

Women with type 2 diabetes are more likely than those without to develop more advanced, aggressive forms of breast cancer, Reuters reported of a study Feb. 27.

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AI solution for pulmonary embolism workflow receives CE certification

Aidoc, a Tel-Aviv, Israel-based medical imaging company, announced that its AI-based solution for improving pulmonary embolism (PE) workflow has received CE certification.

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Study could explain sex differences in nighttime blood pressure swings

A recently published mouse study may offer clues about why premenopausal women are less prone than men to “nondipping hypertension,” a condition in which blood pressure doesn’t drop its normal 10 to 20 percent at night.

Aidoc announces CE mark for the first AI-based workflow tool for Pulmonary Embolism

Aidoc’s solution for flagging and prioritizing pulmonary embolisms is now commercially available in Europe

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TAVR/TMVR market projected to reach $8B by 2023

The global market for transcatheter treatment of the mitral and aortic valves is expected to double over the next five years, according to a new report from BCC Research. The industry analysis projects an increase from $4 billion in 2018 to $8 billion in 2023, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.8 percent.

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Study finds thrombectomy safe for childhood stroke victims

A small-scale study out of Germany has concluded thrombectomy—an already proven treatment for large intracranial vessel occlusions in adults—is also safe in children.

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Implantable CGM tracks blood sugar for 3 months at a time

A new matchstick-sized continuous glucose monitor (CGM) can be implanted under the skin, allowing diabetics to track their blood sugar without the inconvenience of finger pricks and patches, according to a CBS report.